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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-10-14more like thismore than 2016-10-14
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Saudi Arabia: Human Rights more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Saudi Arabian counterpart on (a) torture, (b) the death penalty, (c) public executions and (d) the tolerance of free speech in that country. more like this
tabling member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green more like this
tabling member printed
Catherine West remove filter
uin 48747 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-10-21more like thismore than 2016-10-21
answer text <p>We do not shy away from raising legitimate human rights concerns. The Foreign Secretary most recently raised human rights with the Saudi Arabian authorities on 7 September. Our Embassy in Riyadh also frequently raise our concerns and will continue to do so.</p><p>Saudi Arabia remains a Foreign and Commonwealth Office human rights priority country, because of the use of the death penalty, limited access to justice, women's issues and restrictions on freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of religion or belief. The Saudi Arabian government is well aware of our views.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bournemouth East remove filter
answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-10-21T13:25:09.453Zmore like thismore than 2016-10-21T13:25:09.453Z
answering member
1487
label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
tabling member
4523
label Biography information for Catherine West more like this